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Japan’s Nikkei Average Closes 5% Up
Japan’s Nikkei stock average closed at 56,308.42, up more than 5% from the previous day.
...April 8, 2026
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Japan’s Nikkei Sinks on Recession Fears; Benchmark JGB Yields Hit 27-Year High
TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Monday, while benchmark bond ...
March 30, 2026
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Japan’s Nikkei Sinks on Stagflation Fears; Benchmark JGB Yields Hit 27-Year High
TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 4% on Monday, wiping out ...
March 30, 2026
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Nikkei Stock Average Exceeds 54,000 for 1st Time
The Nikkei 225 Index rose Wednesday by more than 400 from the previous day's closing, surpassing ...
January 14, 2026
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Japan’s Long-term Interest Rate Rises to 2.125%, Highest in Past 27 Years
The benchmark long-term interest rate of newly issued Japanese government bonds with a maturity o...
January 5, 2026
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index Finishes Year Above 50,000, Propped Up by AI and ‘Takaichi Trade’
The Nikkei Stock Average rose significantly in 2025, topping 50,000 for the first time thanks to ...
December 31, 2025
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Yen Weakens against Peers after BOJ Raises Interest Rates
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) — The yen weakened sharply against the dollar and other major peer curr...
December 20, 2025
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Japan Long-Term Rate Hits 26-Yr High after BOJ Decision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country’s key long...
December 19, 2025
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BOJ Decides to Raise Key Policy Rate to 0.75%
The Bank of Japan decided Friday to raise its short-term policy rate target from the current leve...
December 19, 2025
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Finance Minister Indicates Possibility of Currency Intervention; Says Yen Is Experiencing ‘One-Sided’ Depreciation
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated the possibility of currency intervention in the forei...
November 21, 2025
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slides as Investors Book Profit on Tech Stocks (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank on Friday, as tech stocks tracked Wal...
November 14, 2025
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises as US Government Shutdown Ends, Topix Posts Record High (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up higher on Thursday, as the histor...
November 13, 2025
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Retreats as Traders Take Profits after Tech Rally (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, ...
November 11, 2025
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises More Than 1% as Wall Street Rebound Restores Risk Appetite
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Thursday, rebounding f...
November 6, 2025
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Nikkei Average Briefly Jumps over 1,000 Points in Morning
Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gained more than 1,...
November 6, 2025
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